Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times said the official told Talib “you played like —–”.

According to Rick Stroud of the same paper, Talib responded “I’ll (hit) you in your b—- a– mouth.”

If Talib is disciplined, the official should be as well. The official has a responsiblitly to be a professional as much as the player. Just because the player is flying off the handle, doesn’t mean the official should engage them— which is what happened in this case.

They need to be above this type of childish behavior.

As far as Talib, he is a very talented player, but he has to get his emotions in check before they get him ran out of the league.